Invaders from Mars is a 1986 American science fiction horror film, directed by Tobe Hooper from a screenplay by Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby.

A thunderstorm wakes David, and he observes a strange alien spaceship landing on Copper Hill, just beyond the house.

After evading capture by Mrs. McKeltch, David follows her to a cave in Copper Hill and discovers that the alien ship is real, crewed by brutish drones and their large-brained leader who is controlling many people around the town via brain implants inserted through the neck.

Wilson meets with NASA and SETI scientists who insist on proceeding with a scheduled launch to Mars, but the rocket is destroyed by a bomb planted by George.

David leads Wilson's force to the control room where a short but intense battle occurs, in which Mrs. McKletch is eaten by one of the aliens.

Vietnam War veteran Dale Dye was the military advisor as well as having a small role as the Squad Leader, future stunt coordinator Scott Leva plays a Marine Officer, and Joseph Anthony Cox appears in costume as a Drone.

When the indoctrinated police officers are searching for David and Nurse Magnuson in the school's basement, they briefly shine a flashlight on some stored theatrical props, one of which is the Supreme Intelligence alien inside its clear orb as depicted in the original 1953 version.

"[5] Sid Smith of the Chicago Tribune gave the film 3 stars out of 4 and wrote, "Much of what is lovable about Hooper's fun, scary and refreshingly silly movie is all its in-jokes.

"[6] Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times stated, "If you can tap into Hooper's oddball rhythms and cold sendups, you can enjoy yourself.

"[7] Paul Attanasio of The Washington Post wrote that "despite its occasional sparkle, 'Invaders From Mars' is an overlong movie with a tiny spirit.

"[8] Time Out wrote, "... whereas the original worked by building up an increasingly black mood, this version relies almost entirely on the special effects; and such limited brooding tension as it has is gratuitously undermined by a string of sequences played purely for laughs".

[9] Thomas Kent Miller in his book Mars in the Movies called it "unredeemingly [sic] awful [if seen for the first time by a 21st century adult].